The election commission of india (ECI) promised a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in bihar to clean up the voter list. What we got instead? A draft roll so full of errors it could win awards for “Best Fiction Writing.” Let’s walk through the absurdities.
1. 1.5 Lakh Voters Squeezed Into Just 1,200 Houses 🏠
Analysis of five constituencies found nearly 1.5 lakh voters registered around 1,200–1,300 households. That’s not electoral data, that’s a new episode of Hum Saath-Saath Hain.
2. When a temple Becomes an Apartment Complex 🛕➡️🏢
In Purnia, 153 voters were magically living inside… a temple. The landowner was clueless, the priest wasn’t consulted, but apparently, the gods are hosting voters now.
3. house Number 2, Population: 22 (Or Was It 153?) 🤷♂️
Same booth, same house number, two different voter counts: 22 at one house, 153 at another. The actual owner of the 22-voter house didn’t even make it to his own roll. ECI clearly believes in ghar ghar voting, even if the ghar doesn’t exist.
4. 274 Voters Living With One Family 👨👩👧👦➡️👥👥👥👥
In Madhuban, one poor family’s pucca house suddenly became home to 274 registered voters. The actual resident says, “It’s just me, my wife, and the kids.” ECI says: “Surprise! You’re running a democracy hostel.”
5. BLOs: “We Don’t Do house Numbers, We Do Names” 📋
Booth Level Officers admitted they don’t follow house numbers at all. Some went by names, some by localities, some just shrugged. One BLO literally said: “I don’t know much about house numbers.” Comforting, isn’t it?
6. Social Realities? Who Cares! 🙄
Voter rolls showed Muslims and Hindus from different castes living under the same roof. Except — they weren’t. In districts where caste and religion literally determine street layouts, the ECI thinks everyone is living in a bigg boss house.
7. Reports Gather Dust, Errors Gather Votes 📑
BLOs and supervisors admitted these irregularities date back to 2010–11. Reports were sent up the chain. ECI did what it does best: file them away, make new errors, repeat.
👉 Bottom Line:
The credibility of elections depends on voter rolls. Right now, Bihar’s draft rolls look less like a democratic record and more like a badly written sitcom. The tragedy? This isn’t funny anymore—it’s the foundation of India’s democracy cracking under clerical chaos.
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